Stress Care Instructor Locations Expand Rapidly, "Quadrupling" in Size 21 new locations opened from Hokkaido to Fukuoka

On July 1, 2025, the Japan Stress Reading Care Association (JSRA)<Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture/Representative Director: Takako Niimi> will expand the number of its stress care specialist instructor locations from five to 21*1 nationwide. On the same day, "Self Stress Reading Care List Course" and "Maternity Pair Aroma Course" will start simultaneously throughout Japan.

JSRA Certified Instructor Locations (2025.7) Mapping

Group photo of new instructors

◆Social background and significance of nationwide expansion

The lecturers who will be active nationwide have advanced qualifications to teach both the "Self-Stress Reading Caregiver Course" and the "Maternity Pair Aroma Course," and will act as "professionals" who provide care for physical and mental stress to support women, families, and working people in the community. I will work as a "professional" to provide care for mental and physical stress that supports local women, families, and workers.

The prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders is increasing steadily in Japan today, and statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare show that suicide is the leading cause of death among pregnant and nursing mothers*2, making the social need for mental health care even greater.

Against this backdrop, the Association has been promoting the nationwide development of certified therapists and the training of certified instructors with the aim of rooting stress care as a "culture" in local communities.

◆Introduction and Outline of Courses

The following two courses are the focus of this nationwide launch.

Self-stress reading carer course

Objective: To acquire self-care skills to "read and understand" stress of oneself and one's family and to adjust it.

Format: Classroom lecture video 3.5h (beginner level) + intermediate level classroom lecture 2h + intermediate level practical skills lecture 2h (7.5 hours total)

Course method: In-person and online available (selected from the following nationwide instructor page)

URL for course details: https://rebrand.ly/d10qtl8

The association operates the "JSRA Therapist College" to train professional therapists, but this course is designed as a "course for the general public" that will enable anyone to take the first step toward a "stress-free lifestyle" in their daily lives.

In the future, we plan to expand our activities with a view to introducing this course to public institutions (government, medical care, welfare), educational institutions (kindergartens, nursery schools, elementary and junior high schools, etc.), and corporate training programs.

Maternity pair aroma course

Target: Pregnant women and their partner pairs

Objective: To "build family bonding" and "prevent postpartum crisis" through touch care

Format ：1DAY (2 hours)／textbook and oil included

Method : Face-to-face course (selected from the following national instructor page)

Course detail URL: https://rebrand.ly/llzdtq5

Pregnant women and their partners Image

In the future, we plan to expand our activities with a view to introducing our services to public institutions (government and welfare) and mother-child care settings (obstetrics and gynecology, child-rearing support groups, baby massage classes, etc.).

◆National Instructor Locations and Future Prospects

All courses utilize a dedicated textbook, and the intermediate level classroom course for self-stress reading caregivers can be taken both in person and online. The intermediate level practical skills course for self-stress reading caregivers and the maternity pair aroma course will be offered in-person. The theme of the program is "stress-free living," and it is an effort to help women across Japan learn the power to regulate their own stress in a flexible manner, from their homes to society.

Stress-related issues are becoming more and more serious, especially among the working and child-rearing generations, and JSRA aims to improve stress literacy by rooting stress care as a "culture" in the community.

Photo of the course (1)

Image of the course (2)

Currently, instructors are located in the following 21 regions (prefectures). Courses are available in each region.

Hokkaido / Miyagi (Shiogama, Sendai) / Ibaraki / Gunma

Tokyo (Koto, Nerima, Omotesando) / Kanagawa / Shizuoka

Aichi (Nagoya, Chita, Toyohashi, Ama) / Osaka (Kadoma, Toyonou) / Hyogo

Hyogo / Okayama / Hiroshima / Fukuoka

URL for course details: https://rebrand.ly/k5lj9mn

URL of instructor list page: https://rebrand.ly/059108

Japan Stress Reading Care Association (JSRA)

JSRA is an organization of professional therapists from private salons across Japan with the philosophy of "creating a world full of healthy beauties who enjoy life stress-free and who do not keep stress in their minds and bodies. The organization holds courses, trains instructors, and issues qualifications, and has systematized "Stress Reading(R)," a mind-body stress care method specializing in rest, which consists of five categories (mind, body, lifestyle, food, and environment) and three steps: "awareness," "letting go," and "recovery. It is a comprehensive method for physical and mental stress care, and has helped many women to rebuild their lives.

The official website of the Association: https://t.ly/6GbiW

Footnotes

*1: According to JSRA (5 centers in 2024 → 21 centers in 2025)

*2: From "Postpartum Mental Health Survey" (2023, National Center for Child Health and Development) by the "Basic Research Project for the Development of the Next Generation to Overcome Child-Rearing Diseases" funded by the Health, Labour and Welfare Science Research Grant.